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The Collective Trust Game: An Online Group Adaptation of the Trust Game Based on the HoneyComb Paradigm
Published on: October 20, 2022
Trust and Organizational Commitment in a Postpandemic Environment
Marlene T Porter1, Kate Williams, Alicia Boaze
1Author Affiliations: Nurse Scientist, IEN Program Manager (Dr Porter), and Director (Dr Williams), Nursing Professional Development & Practice, Baylor Scott & White Health-Central Texas (Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Temple, Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's, Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital-West Campus); Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer (Dr Boaze) and Director (Dr Rennert), Nursing Ambulatory Care, McLane Children's Hospital Baylor Scott & White; and Director (Brunson), Nursing Surgical Services, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Temple, Temple, Texas.
Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate nurses' trust in their leader and organizational commitment, examining the relationship between these factors postpandemic and investigating if age, tenure, and specialty area predicted trust and commitment.
Background:
The nursing shortage was intensified by COVID-19. Nonnursing studies have explored the relationship of employee trust with organizational commitment, illustrating sparsity in nursing literature.
Methods:
This study used a cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design. An electronic survey was sent to more than 1000 nurses, with a final sample size of 135 over 6 weeks.
Results:
Results demonstrated high levels of both trust and commitment. The correlation coefficients of all study variables were significant (P < 0.001). Organizational tenure predicted employee trust.
Conclusions:
Developing leadership skills in building trust with the nursing team contributes to increased organizational commitment. Interventions such as leader development in establishing trust and building relationships with their team members may improve nurse retention and organizational commitment.
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